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Mikisstuff t1_j5vxank wrote

Reply to comment by ImReverse_Giraffe in Pound for pound, humans have very powerful kicks compared to animals. by Shamon_Yu

It actually isn't that much when you break it down by bodyweight like OPs initial showerthought.

A quick Google tells me a horse kick is, on the higher end, about 2000 pounds of force per square inch. Another quick Google search says the average, non-trained adult human male kicks at about 1000 pounds (though I found a video of a MMA fighter kicking @ 2400). Depending on how the person is kicking (toe, heel, flat) the PSI will shift, so let's say 2 square inches for a forward kick with point of impact being toes or shoe-tops. 500PSI, or 1/4 of a horse.

Google puts the weight of an 'average' horse (I know this is super variable but since I went for the high end kick strength it's hardly going to be a Shetland pony kick...) at about 450-500kg, which is more than 4x a standard male.

OPs premise of kick strength per pound holds up for human v. horse.

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ImReverse_Giraffe t1_j5vzkrt wrote

I meant horses having incredibly weak legs....OP said that elephants have sturdy legs because they have to carry a lot of weight and mice have small legs because they don't. Horses are a counter to that statement.

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ablondedude t1_j5wf1uf wrote

Their legs still allow them to run really well though. It's sort of like our shoulders. Our shoulder is the most flexible joint in the body, it's also the weakest. There's a tradeoff for everything.

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ImReverse_Giraffe t1_j5whpo3 wrote

Did I ever say that they couldn't? No, I didn't. I was refuting a specific point that the guy above me made. Nothing more, nothing less.

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ablondedude t1_j5wiki6 wrote

Chill tf out, I'm just adding to the discussion. Not everyone in the world is trying to argue with you and someone saying something you don't agree with isn't automatically an argument.

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